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Now in its Tenth Edition, this authoritative, best-selling learning resource offers even more opportunities to understand and enhance your role in the nursing care of adult clients across the spectrum of health and illness. Comprehensive coverage of a range of diseases and disorders -- combined with timely updates, new features, and an innovative ancillary package -- make the Tenth Edition the most up-to-date text of its kind! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts in Nursing

Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice

p. 4

Community-Based Nursing Practice

p. 19

Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process

p. 26

Health Education and Health Promotion

p. 45

Health Assessment

p. 59

Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts in Nursing Practice

Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation

p. 80

Individual and Family Considerations Related to Illness

p. 99

Perspectives in Transcultural Nursing

p. 113

Genetics Perspectives in Nursing

p. 123

Chronic Illness

p. 146

Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation

p. 158

Health Care of the Older Adult

p. 188

Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management

Pain Management

p. 216

Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Distribution

p. 249

Shock and Multisystem Failure

p. 295

Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care

p. 315

End-of-Life Care

p. 369

Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management

Preoperative Nursing Management

p. 398

Intraoperative Nursing Management

p. 417

Postoperative Nursing Management

p. 436

Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function

Assessment of Respiratory Function

p. 462

Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders

p. 492

Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

p. 516

Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

p. 568

Respiratory Care Modalities

p. 599

Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function

Assessment of Cardiovascular Function

p. 646

Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems

p. 682

Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders

p. 712

Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders

p. 763

Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease

p. 787

Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation

p. 815

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hypertension

p. 854

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hematologic Disorders

p. 867

Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function

Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function

p. 940

Management of Patients With Oral and Esophageal Disorders

p. 958

Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Modalities

p. 984

Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders

p. 1010

Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders

p. 1028

Metabolic and Endocrine Function

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders

p. 1074

Assessment and Management of Patients With Biliary Disorders

p. 1123

Assessment and Management of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

p. 1149

Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders

p. 1204

Urinary Tract Function

Assessment of Renal and Urinary Tract Function

p. 1250

Management of Patients With Upper or Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

p. 1271

Management of Patients With Urinary Disorders

p. 1309

Reproductive Function

Assessment and Management of Female Physiologic Processes

p. 1368

Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders

p. 1410

Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders

p. 1445

Assessment and Management of Problems Related to Male Reproductive Processes

p. 1485

Immunologic Function

Assessment of Immune Function

p. 1520

Management of Patients With Immunodeficiency

p. 1537

Management of Patients With HIV Infection and AIDS

p. 1547

Assessment and Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders

p. 1580

Assessment and Management of Patients With Rheumatic Disorders

p. 1605

Integumentary Function

Assessment of Integumentary Function

p. 1638

Management of Patients With Dermatologic Problems

p. 1654

Management of Patients With Burn Injury

p. 1703

Sensorineural Function

Assessment and Management of Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders

p. 1746

Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders

p. 1789

Neurologic Function

Assessment of Neurologic Function

p. 1820

Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction

p. 1849

Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders

p. 1887

Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma

p. 1910

Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies

p. 1942

Management of Patients With Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders